TIC 141159137
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 372.7.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; not in Gaia DR3's variable lists.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.7)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 22
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.41238 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 22 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.6% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 426 (~1,389 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,368 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.51 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.63 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.74 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 114 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.85 |
| TESS mag | 11.51 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 141159137 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 773178672596339456 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3452-344-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 179.413 |
| Dec (deg) | 45.1648 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC141159137_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC141159137_s0022.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
